The Economic Consequences of the Peace - Hardcoverby John Maynard Keynes (Author) The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) is a book written by the British economist John Maynard Keynes. In his book, he argued for a much more generous peace, not out of a desire for justice or fairness, these are aspects of the peace that Keynes does not deal with but for the sake of the economic well being of all of Europe, including the Allied Powers, which the Treaty of Versailles and its associated treaties